Dean of Medicine

Dr. Saleem Razack

Dr. Saleem Razack became Dalhousie University’s fourteenth dean of medicine on September 1, 2026.

Originally from Trinidad, Dr. Razack is a graduate of the University of Toronto and completed his pediatrics and PICU training at the Montreal Children’s Hospital/McGill University, where he was on faculty from 1996-2022. He has held several positions of educational and clinical leadership locally and nationally, and was most recently a tenured professor of pediatrics, pediatric intensivist, and medical education researcher at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia. His research program focuses on best practices in health profession education with a specific focus on health equity and anti-oppressive educational curricula, as well as the intersection of patient safety and health equity. He is the author of over 70 publications and is the 2025 recipient of the AFMC President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Medical Education. Other notable awards and honours he has received include the AFMC May Cohen Equity and Gender award (2012), and the Pediatric Chairs of Canada Award for Leadership in Medical Education (2014